The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks put their fans through a myriad of emotions in Game 3 of the Japan Series.
There was the relief of finally scoring first, the rapturous joy of blowing the game open and then the trepidation of watching the Hiroshima Carp claw ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks wrapped up the first two games of the 2018 Japan Series without any wins.
But they remain positive after avoiding two losses.
"We feel composed," skipper Kimiyasu Kudo said at Yafuoku Dome during Monday's travel day. "We are pleased that we can ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are finally back home.
After a prolonged period of playing on the road, the Hawks returned to Fukuoka on Monday as the Japan Series shifted a little over an hour (by shinkansen) west for a practice day on Monday ahead of ...

This time there was a winner.
Kris Johnson, Seiya Suzuki and the rest of the Hiroshima Carp made sure of it.
Johnson delivered a strong performance on the mound, Suzuki had three hits and drove in three runs and the Carp struck first in this Japan ...

The winner of Game 1 of the 2018 Japan Series was, well, nobody.
Although the relievers for the Hiroshima Carp and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks certainly warrant an honorable mention.
The Carp scored twice in the first inning, the Hawks scored twice in the fifth, and neither ...

Partly because it was Saturday, so many fans arrived at Mazda Stadium wearing red replica jerseys and T-shirts hours before Game 1 of the Japan Series between the Hiroshima Carp and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Almost all of them were Carp fanatics, who are desperate to ...

For a long time, Seiichi Uchikawa had helped the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks be championship contenders and win championships with his phenomenal hitting skills and leadership.
But this year, the future Hall of Famer thinks that it was his teammates who took him to the biggest ...

Kodai Senga was very matter-of-fact when asked about stepping into the batter's box during Game 1 of the Japan Series.
"I'm scared," the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher said simply.
Senga pitches in the Pacific League, where the DH is used, and only has 10 at-bats during ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks scripted a masterpiece in the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.
The Seibu Lions entered the series having dethroned the Hawks as Pacific League champions and with an offense that had run roughshod to the tune 792 runs during ...

The 2018 NPB season didn't quite go the way the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had planned. Even so, they're going to end it right where they expected to be all along.
In the Japan Series.
The dynastic Hawks have won four of the last seven Japan Series ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks moved to within one win of the Japan Series on Saturday when they whipped the Seibu Lions 8-2 in Game 4 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.
The Hawks have won three of the four games played at MetLife ...

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks catcher Hiroaki Takaya gathered his teammates in a huddle around him near the visitors' dugout and delivered a message intended to pump them up before facing the Seibu Lions.
"We scored 10 runs in the first game and won," Takaya told them. ...